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Will power

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Sharron1

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Type 2
I so wish I had more will power than I do. I try to manage my eating of walnuts and squares of dark chocolate. I weigh out 30grams of walnuts, eat the amount and sneak back to the packet.

I break thchocolate bar and put the tiny pieces in a bowl and of course there I am taking tiny bits during the day. Time, me thinks to ditch the chocolate and have better walnut management. :(:confused:😉
 
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Sharron1 said:
I so wish I had more will power than I do. I try to manage my eating of walnuts and squares of dark chocolate. I weigh out 30grams of walnuts, eat the amount and sneak back to the packet.

I break thchocolate bar and put the tiny pieces in a bowl and of course there I am taking tiny bits during the day. Time, me thinks to ditch the chocolate and have better walnut management. :(:confused:😉
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I know the feeling! I can resist anything except temptation 🙄
 
Sharron1 said:
I also know the sensible adult approach is not to buy the stuff, or moderation but ... I blame my parents.
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Well none of can expect to be "sensible" or "adult" all the time - even those of us who have the willpower (which I certainly don't) to only eat "one square of 135% dark chocolate per day".
 
Don't think my parents are directly to blame but I don't find "sensible" portions of snacks satisfying - I'd rather not eat them at all!

I'd rather eat eg 150g in one go, once a week, than 30g every day. Not as healthy probably, but it's the way I am. I don't lack willpower per se but I enjoy a big feast followed (and preceded) by a fast.

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It’s really tricky isn’t it @Sharron1

Plus the way the body gets into habits of eating, and then nags and nags if it doesn’t get what has been expected at whatever time of day. :(

What begins as an occasional treat, can turn into a ‘daily requirement prison’ that then takes a significant effort to break out of.
 
Lisa65 said:
I've given up buying the chilli peanuts for that exact reason. If I could just eat a few it would be OK, but once the bag is open it's difficult to stop!
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They are so good. I also like the KP salt and vinegar.

I recently ate a 100g easter egg as I couldn't be bothered to do the maths or weight part of it. I just read 100G = Xg carbs and did the insulin for that. I should have done the maths ha!
 
I sometimes resort to not buying something as I know in a weak moment I will wolf it down. Of course I will manage to be sensible and it is disappointing to forgo a reasonable treat. I did buy the three pack of kind dark chocolate and nut bars which are small bars of 11 grams a bar. First time I ate one which was delicious and ate a second! They were a good offer as a pack of 3. I did buy them again. I might buy again but maybe one bar.
I did manage to eat my Easter egg slowly.
It is so difficult for me.
 
saffron15 said:
I sometimes resort to not buying something as I know in a weak moment I will wolf it down. Of course I will manage to be sensible and it is disappointing to forgo a reasonable treat. I did buy the three pack of kind dark chocolate and nut bars which are small bars of 11 grams a bar. First time I ate one which was delicious and ate a second! They were a good offer as a pack of 3. I did buy them again. I might buy again but maybe one bar.
I did manage to eat my Easter egg slowly.
It is so difficult for me.
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I remind myself to not let 'perfect' be the enemy of 'good'.
 
CliffH said:
I remind myself to not let 'perfect' be the enemy of 'good'.
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I mentally count the chocolate carbs and it is approximately 10 carbs, but while that isn't such a large number, I do wish I could leave well alone, it is such a small amount. Once again, it is not my fault I blame my parents.:D:rofl::rofl::rofl::D
 
For me, an open pack of biscuits is a finished pack of biscuits; an open packet of swets is a finished pack of sweets. An open bar of choco...
 
beating_my_betes said:
For me, an open pack of biscuits is a finished pack of biscuits; an open packet of swets is a finished pack of sweets. An open bar of choco...
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Oh,yes, sounds familiar
 
I am weirdly inconsistent in this regard, I cannot eat just part of a crisp multipack yet I have at least half a dozen partially consumed boxes of xmas and birthday chocolates dotted around the house...
 
debs248 said:
I am weirdly inconsistent in this regard, I cannot eat just part of a crisp multipack yet I have at least half a dozen partially consumed boxes of xmas and birthday chocolates dotted around the house...
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Wow, not sure how impressove that is.
It's my birthday in July months away and I am already planning my birthday feast.
 
I have a husband who can't have a biscuit, ever. He always has to have several. Then the day after next I'll say Oooh, gimme a ginger nut, luv! and get Oh sorry, finished them last night.

Roasted & salted nuts were things my first husband and I couldn't stop eating once the packet was open so I only ever used to buy them at Xmas after that. My preference was pistachios, his was cashews. I can remember mixed roasted and salted nuts from Waitrose that included small amounts of pecans and macadamia, the latter of which were yes more solid than most but not hard as iron, they weren't that hard to eat at all. All got silly expensive anyway so no bad thing latest husband isn;t keen in the first place!
 
Lisa65 said:
I've given up buying the chilli peanuts for that exact reason. If I could just eat a few it would be OK, but once the bag is open it's difficult to stop!
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Asda Habareo peanuts are my chilli-peanut of choice… They lack the (carby) crispy coating, so they are only regular-peanut-carbiness

Pretty nice too!
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Asda Habareo peanuts are my chilli-peanut of choice… They lack the (carby) crispy coating, so they are only regular-peanut-carbiness

Pretty nice too!
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I get mine from buywholefoods online, they don't have a coating so not too carby, unfortunately I can't stop eating them!
 
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